Hockey Ratings: Simsbury Moves Into Top 10; Unbeaten Prep Still No. 1

It was a wild week for several teams inside the top 10 of the Hartford Courant state ratings. But it did little to shake things up. Fairfield Prep remains the top team for the second straight week and the top five teams are unchanged from a week ago. Notre Dame-West Haven and Xavier both had picked up losses this week but stayed at the second and fourth positions respectively. Still, the ratings did see some change. Simsbury is back in the top 10 after picking up its first win since 2009 against Glastonbury, and the Tomahawks drop three spots.

1. Fairfield Prep (8-0): LW: 1. Improved to 4-0 against out-of-state competition with a 3-0 victory over LaSalle Academy of Rhode Island on Saturday. TW: at West Haven Wednesday; at Cheshire Friday.

4. Xavier-Middletown (6-3-1): LW: 4. Tied Hamden and lost to St. John's of Shrewsbury, Mass., after its big win against Ridgefield on Jan. 5. TW: at Notre Dame-West Haven Saturday.

5. Ridgefield (6-3): LW: 5. Remained undefeated at home with its first overtime victory of the season against St. Joseph. TW: at Westhill-Stamford Wednesday; at St. Joseph-Trumbull Saturday.

6. St. Joseph-Trumbull (6-3): LW: 7. Saw five-game win streak end after allowing more goals in a game than it has all season in a 6-5 loss to Ridgefield. TW: at Greenwich Wednesday; Ridgefield Saturday.

7. Hamden (4-3-1): LW: 8. Proved it's still a contender to get to Yale with tie against Xavier and victory over West Haven this week. TW: Notre Dame-Fairfield Wednesday; at Hingham (Mass.) Saturday.